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Mid-life optimism linked to healthier cholesterol
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. researchers found better levels of "good cholesterol" and other markers of heart health in the blood of middle-aged study subjects with a sunny outlook on life. At least some of the connection between optimism and blood...Tags: Medical Research, Cardiologists, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Chicago Crime Overnight Report
Tribune reporterA wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • A woman in her 20s was killed and two other people were injured when a car slammed into a pole in the South Chicago neighborhood this morning, authorities said. Read more • A 56-...Tags: Hypothermia, Alzheimer's Disease, South Chicago
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Autopsy: Hypothermia primary cause in man's death
An autopsy performed Tuesday determined that hypothermia and coronary atherosclerosis caused the death of a 56-year-old man found unresponsive on a South Side street Monday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. About 9:20 a.m....
Tags: Hypothermia, Roseland
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Study finds women who undergo early menopause face increased risk for heart disease and stroke
A recent study has found that females who stop having their periods before age 46 had a higher incidence of heart disease and stroke. Doctors have long suspected that women who undergo early menopause might be at an increased risk for those medical...
Tags: Medical Research, Diabetes, Health and Safety at School, Hysterectomy, Science and Technology
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Body of cyanide-poisoned lottery winner is reburied
Tribune reporterThe body of a West Rogers Park man who died of cyanide poisoning last summer after winning a million-dollar lottery was laid to rest again Monday, three days after his remains were exhumed for an autopsy as part of a homicide investigation. The scene at...Tags: Rogers Park, Urooj Khan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lotteries
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Results could take weeks after autopsy of poisoned lottery winner
Tribune reporterChief Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen J. Cina said this afternoon that the body of lottery winner Urooj Khan, exhumed as part of a homicide investigation, was in an advanced state of decomposition but pathologists were able to take samples for...Tags: Lawyers, Medical Research, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Politics
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Blood clots can lead to stroke and even death if not caught early
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently received a gag gift of protective headgear after she suffered a concussion and blood clot near her brain after a fall. While Clinton can now make light of the injuries, a blood clot can be a serious...Tags: Thrombosis , MRI (imaging), Physical Conditions, Hillary Clinton, Injuries and Wounds
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Sinai opens surgery center focused on elderly patients
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore has opened a surgery center targeting the elderly population. The Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery is led by Dr. Mark R. Katlic, chief of Surgery at Sinai Hospital and author of several books and numerous peer-reviewed...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Gallbladder Disease, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Hospitals and Clinics
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Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...Tags: Tuberculosis, Medical Research, Respiratory Disease, High Blood Pressure, Kidney Disease
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Alaska Airlines pilot found dead near I-5 died of natural causes
The 55-year-old veteran Alaska Airlines pilot found dead on a 5 Freeway offramp in Burbank in October died of natural causes, authorities said Thursday. The man — Lee Morris of Richland, Wash. — died of atherosclerotic heart disease, said Los...
Tags: Bob Hope, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Heart Attack
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Taking a turn into a commuter relationship
We went for it anyway ... even though we were geographically undesirable. Love knows no bounds, right? So we flew in the face of reason and committed to a commuter relationship. If it weren't for the vexing distance between us, we'd be the inspiration...
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Sage Stallone died of artery disease; drugs played no role
L.A. NOWThe L.A. County coroner's office has concluded that Sage Stallone, the son of Sylvester Stallone, died of coronary artery disease, commonly known as hardening of the arteries. The coroner declared death by natural causes and the toxicology test came back....
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